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I finally had a full year in with my Riot Brittany (poly) under different conditions.

I'm a 5'-7" male 175lbs, with 20+years of paddling experience.

Overall I'm really impressed: it's quite fast (6.5-7.5 km/hr average is no problem), stable under all conditions, surfs easily, and tracks really well. It turns well but is by no means a play kayak. The Comfort level is good considering I bought the kayak used with the older model seat. Solid build and good quality hull.

I had to do a few modifications to make it better:

1-Removed the absolutely useless rudder. This kayak tracks so well I barely use the skeg. Also by doing this the footpegs got fixed in place which helps me feel more connected.

2-Replaced the Dyneema skeg rope with aircraft aluminum wire - feels firmer and has more push in the slide track.

3-installed peel n stich hip pads (Padz).

4-Removed the in-cockpit storage webbing.

I bought this boat because it was a good deal and with the pandemic, stock was low for anything but $3k and over kayaks. After owning Valleys, Wilderness Systems, Seaward and other known brands I really did not expect too much for a kayak that retails for under $2k.

Boy was I wrong! This kayak is up there with the best of them. Every time I take it out under more and more challenging conditions it never fails to amaze me.